Each of us is precious to God because each of us has their name written on the palms of God's hands. And… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
We shall be free only together, black and white. We shall survive only together, black and white. We can be human only… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
I can't for the life of me imagine that God would say, 'I will punish you because you are black; you should… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
I mean in the South African case, many of those who were part of death squads would have been respectable members of… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
For goodness sake, will they hear, will white people hear what we are trying to say? Please, all we are asking you… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
The acknowledgement that this person is English, white, or French, or German, this is Portuguese, this is Rwandan, this is Senegalese, this… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
At home in South Africa I have sometimes said in big meetings where you have black and white together: 'Raise your hands!'… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
I often accompanied my father. I really liked riding with him on his bicycle on Saturdays. He was very fond of fishing.… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
We are all connected. What unites us is our common humanity. I don't want to oversimplify things - but the suffering of… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
My flock is black, my flock is white. One has got to say to our people, "I love you. I care for… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
When I care about black liberation, it is because I care about white liberation. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen can vote. And why? Because he or… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Each of us is precious to God because each of us has their name written on the palms of God's hands. And God says… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Freedom and liberty lose out by default because good people are not vigilant. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
We shall be free only together, black and white. We shall survive only together, black and white. We can be human only together, black… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Too many people think that reconciliation means you soft-pedal differences. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Our Christian faith is actually very subversive of the conventional notion of success - the notion that what invests a person with worth is… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Every situation of justice is an occasion where someone is being humiliated and they want to restore their dignity. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Race should not be used to claim privileges and rights for one group, exclusively, which are denied other different groups. Then that is an… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
People are able to justify immense cruelty and say that it is something that is sanctioned by their faith. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
South Africa, so utterly improbably, is a beacon of hope in a dark and troubled world. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
I don't often want to speak. I try to be a reasonable person and to be diplomatic, but you go to that place and… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
“child of God, known by name and whose very hairs are numbered. Praise and adore God and thank him for ever and ever. Amen.” — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
